Radiofrequency signal-generation system with over seven octaves of continuous tuning

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-122

  Schneider, Garrett J ^a   Murakowski, Janusz A ^a   Schuetz, Christopher A ^b   Shi, Shouyuan ^a   Prather, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS; INJECTION SEEDING; INTEGRATED PACKAGES; OPTOELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; REFERENCE OSCILLATORS; SPECTRUM CONGESTION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE MODULATION; TIMING JITTER; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 84873405675     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.339     Document Type: Article

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